Patents by Inventor Michael Wayne Pulliam

Michael Wayne Pulliam has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for retaining and selectively tensioning a sheet material display to a billboard
    Patent number: 7797867
    Abstract: An apparatus for retaining and selectively tensioning a sheet material display on a billboard which includes a base plate, a handle connected to the base plate, a draw bar operationally associated with the handle, a spring detachably connected to the draw bar, and a chain with one end connected to the spring and the other end capable of being detachably connected to the sheet material display. The draw bar is selectively positioned about the handle in at least two different positions to exert a different amount of tension to the sheet material display when the handle is place in a sheet material display tensioned position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Inventor: Michael Wayne Pulliam
  • Apparatus and method for retaining and selectively tensioning a sheet material display to a billboard
    Publication number: 20090172984
    Abstract: An apparatus for retaining and selectively tensioning a sheet material display on a billboard which includes a base plate, a handle connected to the base plate, a draw bar operationally associated with the handle, a spring detachably connected to the draw bar, and a chain with one end connected to the spring and the other end capable of being detachably connected to the sheet material display. The draw bar is selectively positioned about the handle in at least two different positions to exert a different amount of tension to the sheet material display when the handle is place in a sheet material display tensioned position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Michael Wayne Pulliam
  • Apparatus and method for retaining and selectively tensioning a sheet material display to a billboard
    Patent number: 7500325
    Abstract: An apparatus for retaining and selectively tensioning a sheet material display on a billboard which includes a base plate, a handle connected to the base plate, a draw bar operationally associated with the handle, a spring detachably connected to the draw bar, and a chain with one end connected to the spring and the other end capable of being detachably connected to the sheet material display. The draw bar is selectively positioned about the handle in at least two different positions to exert a different amount of tension to the sheet material display when the handle is place in a sheet material display tensioned position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Inventor: Michael Wayne Pulliam